EDITORIAL. France now has the lowest average number of children per woman since the end of World War II. Decisions about whether to start a family, have more children, or have none at all hinge on multiple factors, including inadequate childcare options, rising job insecurity and the ongoing housing crisis.

EDITORIAL. France now has the lowest average number of children per woman since the end of World War II. Decisions about whether to start a family, have more children, or have…

The country recorded 645,000 births and 651,000 deaths in 2025. This shift stemmed from declining fertility and rising mortality in the large baby boomer generation, according to…